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Reports have it that venue of the PDP National Convention in Port Harcourt, Rivers State have been sealed by armed policemen.
“Even roads leading to the Old Presidential Lodge and the Deputy Governor Lodge are blocked with Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC). In short, Rivers State Govt House is sealed partially!”, Lere Olayinka, Ekiti State PDP spokesman who is contesting for the position of Publicity Secretary, said.
He added that the policemen said they were obeying the order issued by Justice Okon abang of the Federal High Court in Abuja.
This is even as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said on Tuesday that it was yet to receive the order.
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Ossai Ovie Success, a political aide to Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa reported that a Major General declared that they were directed by the Chief of Defence Staff on the orders of the Presidency to seal off the Sharks Stadium.
He added that PDP leaders were meeting at a hotel in Port Harcourt to decide the next line of action.